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PUBLISHER: Bishop & Associates, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1694048

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PUBLISHER: Bishop & Associates, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1694048

World RF Coax Connector Market 2025

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With an academically focused appendix, this 8-chapter, 389-page report examines the way in which advanced technologies and expanded applications have created exceptional growth for the RF coax connector industry. This is further enforced as the report details how the RF coax connectors market is projected to have the second highest growth rate of all connector types, with a CAGR of 9.0%, from 2025F to 2030F.

The report presents past, 2022 & 2023, recent, 2024, and future, 2025F and 2030F sales results and forecasts, plus details on the newest coax connector product developments from the smallest MHF*, to higher frequency 1.35, 0.8-, and 0.6-mm connectors, and industry standards including IEEE-287-2021, MOSA, VITA, and MIL-Spec revisions, with application discussions, and reviews of primary suppliers. The report highlights the importance of miniaturization and higher frequency capabilities, with connectors now operating above 145 GHz.

The report also highlights the significance of international suppliers and standards with an illustrated section on the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance of the MQ4/MQ5 cluster connector developed by Huawei for 5G cluster antenna interface.

With the defense industry increasingly adopting mmWave technology for enhanced communication capabilities, the "World RF Coax Connector Market 2025" report shows how the need for higher bandwidth and secure connections with emphasis on SWaPC2 is shaping this industry.

Included in the report is a detailed chapter on the billiondollar waveguide market, a market that has proven to be essential for high-speed data transmission, communications, and IoT applications, spanning military, aerospace, medical, and industrial sectors. The discussion regarding RF cables and assemblies includes overall market size and new cable technology.

A sampling of the RF coax connector types included in this report is shown below.

The level of numerical detail included in this report includes:

  • 2023, 2024, 2025F and 2030F RF Coax Connector Sales by Region With Percent Change and Five-Year CAGR
  • 2023 and 2024F RF Coax Connectors By Region with Percent Change
  • 2025F and 2030F Connector Sales by RF Product Family by Region With Five-Year CAGR
Product Code: P-780-25

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 - Forecast and Market Summary

  • Report Contents
  • Forecast Economics
  • "RF Connectors" Includes Coax & Other Types
  • Worldwide Connector Market by Product Category 2030F Forecast & Five-Year CAGR
  • Marketplace for RF Coax Connector
  • Growth by Markets and Products
  • RF Coax Connector Product Family Groupings
  • Production for 5G, IoT, and Plans for 6G
  • MIL-AERO Potentials include MOSA, SOSA, VITA, and Multi-Port Assemblies
  • World Connector Sales
  • Sales and Forecasts
  • Worldwide Connector Market by Region 2030 Forecast & Five-Year CAGR
  • 2025F/2030F Connector Five-Year CAGR by Region Ranked by Percent Growth
  • RF Coax vs. Total
  • 2025F/2030F Connector Five-Year CAGR by Product Type Ranked by Percent Growth
  • RF Coax Connector Growth
  • Summary World RF Coax Connector Sales, 2023, 2024, 2025F, and 2030F Sales by Region
  • 2025F Worldwide Connector Market by Product Type
  • 2030F Worldwide Connecter Market by Product C
  • 2022F and 2027F Connector Sales by RF Product Family
  • 2022F Connector Market Share by RF Product Family
  • RF Coax Connector Sales by Region & RF Product Family 2022F versus 2027F w/Five-Year CAGR
  • 2022F Connector Market Share by RF Product Family
  • 2027F Connector Market Share by RF Product Family
  • Projected Shifts 2022F - 2027F
  • Concerns
  • RF Cable Assemblies
  • 2027F World Market Value for Cable Assy's Percent of Market by-Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2027F World Market Value for Cable Assemblies by Market Sector by Product Type
  • RF Coax Connector World Sales Summaries
  • 2022F and 2027F Total World RF Connector Sales by Product Type, with Five-Year CAGR

Chapter 2 - Worldwide Connector Marketplace

  • Forecast Assumptions
  • World Connector Marketplace
  • Regional Connector Sales
  • Worldwide Connector Sales by Region 2024 vs 2025F
  • World Connector Sales by Region 2025F vs 2030F
  • Forecast for 2030F by Connector Category
  • Sales by Connector Type 2025F to 2030F with Five-Year CAGR
  • 2025F and 2030F Sales by End-Use Equipment
  • End-Use Equipment Sectors
  • Multiple End-Use Affects Data
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • Operating Frequency Affects Markets
  • Distributors Support Microwave and mmWave Sales
  • A Multi-Billion Dollar Business
  • Interchangeability Affects Sourcing
  • Niche Distributors Serve Higher Frequency Component Needs
  • Largest Distributors Offer RF/Microwave Interconnect
  • Counterfeit Coax Connectors
  • Commercial, Mil-Spec, and Hi-Rel Connectors are Involved
  • SAE Specifications Provide Control
  • Special "JAN/J" Marking Will Validate Connectors
  • Industry Economics
  • Supply Chain Sourcing
  • Cost of Materials
  • Forecast Influencers
  • Industry Standards for Communications
  • Implementation by Frequency (GHz)
  • MIL-AERO, Space, Test & Instrumentation

Chapter 3 - RF Coax Connector Analysis

  • 2023, 2024, 2025F, and 2030F RF Connector Sales by Region with Percent Change and Five-Year CAGR
  • 2025F and 2030F RF Connector Sales by Region
  • 2025F RF Connector Market Share by Region
  • 2030F RF Connector Market Share by Region
  • Family Groupings
  • 2022 and 2023 Connector Sales by Region by RF Product Family with Percent Change
  • 2023 and 2024 Connector Sales by Region by RF Product Family with Percent Change
  • 2024 and 2025F Connector Sales by Region by RF Product Family with Percent Change
  • 2025F and 2030F Connector Sales by Region by RF Product Family with Five-Year CAGR
  • 2025F Connector Market Share by RF Product Family
  • 2030F Connector Market Share by RF Product Family
  • 2025F and 2030F Connector Sales by RF Product Family
  • 2025F and 2030F Total World RF Connector Sales by Product Type with Five-Year CAGR
  • 2022 and 2023 RF Connectors by Region by Product Type with Percent Change
  • 2023 and 2024 RF Connectors by Region by Product Type with Percent Change
  • 2024 and 2025F RF Connectors by Region by Product Type with Percent Change
  • 2025F and 2030F RF Connectors by Region with Five-Year CAGR

Chapter 4 - RF Cable and Cable Assemblies

  • Results and Forecasts
  • Market Valuation
  • Cable Assembly Market Affected by International Conditions
  • Growth and Standardization
  • World Cable Market
  • World Market by Product Type by Market Sector
  • 2023 World Market Value for Cable Assy's by Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2023 World Market Value for Cable Assy's Percent of Market-by-Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2024F World Market Value for Cable Assemblies by Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2024F World Market Value for Cable Assy's Percent of Market by-Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2028F World Market Value for Cable Assemblies by Market Sector by Product Type
  • 2028F World Market Value for Cable Assy's Percent of Market by-Market Sector by Product Type
  • Summary Forecast
  • World Market Value for Cable Assemblies Delta of 2023 versus 2028F
  • Coaxial Cable
  • Coax Cable Types
  • Coax Cable Impedance and Performance
  • Special Connectors offer Benefits for Cable Assemblies
  • Miniature Coax Cables
  • Automotive Cables
  • Armored Coax Cables
  • Hermetic Coax Cables
  • Waterproof Coax Cables
  • Cable Termination Options
  • Production Rate Determine Termination
  • Single Line Cables
  • Direct Solder and Field Replaceable Termination
  • Bad Termination Causes Problems
  • Cable Specifications
  • US Military Coax Cable Specifications
  • SAE International
  • IEC Specifications are Used Internationally
  • Cable Weight and Cost Savings
  • New CNT Development Include Coaxial Cables
  • Industry Standardization

Chapter 5 - Waveguides

  • Market Valuation
  • Waveguide Concepts and Applications
  • Applications Overlap RF/Coax Connectors
  • Waveguide Basics
  • Waveguide vs. Coax Operation
  • Connector and Waveguide Frequencies
  • Waveguide and Connectors for 5G and 6G Frequencies
  • Waveguide Assemblies
  • Flexible Waveguides
  • Waveguides Serve New Test Equipment
  • Calibration Kits
  • For 6G, Waveguides Supplement Connectors
  • WG-WG Adapters and Assemblies
  • Waveguide Industry Standards
  • Waveguide Manufacturing
  • Waveguide Components
  • Waveguide Accessories
  • Shorting Plates and Terminations
  • Waveguide Suppliers
  • Websites for Additional Reference

Chapter 6 - Connector Standards

  • RF Coax Connector Standardization
  • Initial Agencies and History
  • Defense Supply Center (DSCC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
  • International Standards
  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
  • IEEE and IEEE Standard 287
  • Waveguides
  • Mil Standards Development
  • Military Specifications
  • DSCC Drawings
  • VITA Standards
  • New Spectrum Standards Challenge Future (US vs. China) for 5G & IoT

Chapter 7 - Coax Connectors, Product Information

  • Product Families and Series' Designations
  • Comparisons by Frequency
  • Comparisons by Attributes
  • Family Groupings
  • Ultraminiature Connectors
  • U.FL Connectors
  • K.FL2 Microminiature Connectors
  • X.FL Ultra-Microminiature Connectors
  • MHF Connectors are equivalent to Hirose's U.FL
  • MHF4
  • Locking MHF I LK Connectors
  • MHF-7S for 5G - 6G Applications
  • SW* Connectors
  • Microminiature Connectors
  • MCX, MMCX
  • TLMP Connectors
  • IDC Terminated Coax Connectors
  • QSL Connectors
  • 0.9 mm SuperMini
  • MOEBIUS MC-Card and Switching Connectors
  • Nano Coax
  • Subminiature Connectors
  • SMA (OSM) Connectors
  • Manufacturing Options
  • RP-SMA (RSMA) Reverse Polarity SMA
  • SMA Quick-Connect and Push-On
  • Keyed SMA Connectors
  • QMA and Mini-QMA
  • PSM, Power Sub-miniature Interface Connector
  • SSMA (OSSM) Connectors
  • OSMM (SMD) Connectors
  • SMB, SSMB Connectors
  • SMC, SMCC Connectors
  • FAKRA Connectors
  • Connector Description and Specifications
  • FAKRA Connector Concepts and Features
  • Keying and Color-Coding Options
  • 1.0/2.3 Coax Inserts, for DIN 41612 Connectors
  • 1.0/2.3 Connectors per DIN 47297
  • 1.5/3.5 Connectors
  • 1.6/5.6 Connectors
  • Mini-FAKRA
  • Modular Mini-FAKRA vs. Current FAKRA Connectors
  • Miniature Connectors
  • BNC
  • Mini/Micro-BNC and HD BNC
  • Higher Frequency 75 Ohm BNC
  • BNC for Auto-Assembly
  • TRT and TRB Connectors
  • MHV and SHV Connectors
  • UHF and Mini-UHF
  • F, FD, and G (CATV Type) Connectors
  • Mini-Lock
  • Belling-Lee (PAL Antenna) Connectors
  • FME Connectors
  • Medium (Size) Connectors
  • NEX10 Connectors
  • NEX10 Multi-Coax Configurations
  • 2.2/5 Connectors
  • TNC Connectors
  • RP-TNC, Keyed & Polarized TNC Connectors
  • 18 GHz TNC Connectors
  • TNCA (18 GHz) and PTNC (16 GHz) Connectors
  • TK Replaceable Head Connectors
  • N Connectors
  • QN (Quicklock N) Connectors
  • HN Connectors
  • ZMA Connectors
  • SMKey Connectors
  • 4.3/10 Connectors
  • 4.1/9.5 Connectors
  • QLI Connectors
  • Large (Size) Connectors
  • 7/16 DIN Connectors
  • 13/30 DIN and 25/58 DIN Connectors
  • Other DIN "Power" Connectors
  • LC and LT Connectors
  • C and SC Connectors
  • Precision Connectors
  • Introduction
  • 7 mm (APC-7) Connectors
  • New Microwave Connectors for Test Equipment
  • 3.5 mm and 2.92 mm Connectors
  • Enhanced 2.92 mm for 44 GHz
  • 2.40 mm and 1.85 mm Connectors
  • Enhanced 1.85 mm GHz Connectors
  • 1.35 mm "E" Connectors
  • 1 mm Connectors
  • 0.8 mm Connectors
  • 0.6 mm Connectors
  • 0.6 mm Applications
  • NMD Test Interface Connectors
  • NMD Test Adapters
  • Blind-mate Connectors
  • BMA (OSP), BMMA (OSSM)
  • SBMA Connectors
  • BZ Connectors
  • BMZ Connectors
  • SFB Connectors
  • SMP (GPO), SMPM (GPPO), SMPS/SMP3 (G3PO) Family
  • Special SMP Cables
  • GPO/SMP Series Standardization
  • VITA Standard Assemblies
  • VITA 67.1 and 67.2
  • VITA 67.3
  • SFF and VITA 90
  • MOSA Involves SOSA & VITA Standards
  • Multiport Coax Assemblies within Multi-Cavity Connectors
  • Support Products and Accessories
  • Accessories for Field Replaceable Connectors
  • Pin Termination Accessories
  • Hermetic Seals
  • End Caps, Dust, Environmental, and Shorting
  • Adapters
  • Electrical and Mechanical Differences
  • Precision Calibration-Grade Adapters
  • Connectorized Attenuators

Chapter 8 - Manufacturers' Reviews

  • Introduction
  • 2025F Worldwide RF Coax Connector Sales by Region
  • Companies Reviewed
  • Company Data
  • A & P Technology Co., Ltd.
  • AIMMET Industrial Co., Ltd.
  • Aliner Industries, Inc.
  • Amphenol Corporation
  • Anoison Electronics Ltd.
  • Anritsu Company
  • Apex Precision Technology Corp.
  • Automatic Connector
  • Bel Connectivity
  • Bo-Jiang Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Cambridge Electronic Industries Ltd.
  • CANARE Electric Co., Ltd
  • Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.
  • CeramTec GmbH
  • Coax Connectors Ltd.
  • CommScope Inc.
  • Connectronics, Inc.
  • Delta Electronics Manufacturing Corporation
  • Dynawave, Inc.
  • EZ Form Cable Corp.
  • Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions
  • Frontlynk
  • GigaLane Co., Ltd.
  • Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
  • HUBER+SUHNER AG
  • IMS Connector Systems GmbH
  • I-PEX Co., Ltd
  • ITT Interconnect Solutions (ITT Cannon)
  • JAE - Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
  • MegaPhase, LLC
  • Micro-Coax
  • Micro Mode Products Inc.
  • Molex Inc
  • Orient Microwave Corp.
  • Pasternack Enterprises
  • Precision Connector Inc. (PCI)
  • Radiall S.A.
  • RF Industries Ltd.
  • Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
  • Samtec, Inc.
  • San-tron, Inc.
  • SGMC Microwave
  • Signal Microwave, LLC
  • Smiths Interconnect
  • Southwest Microwave, Inc.
  • Spectrum Elektrotechnik GmbH
  • Spinner GmbH
  • TE Connectivity
  • Telegartner Group
  • The Phoenix Company of Chicago
  • W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
  • Winchester Electronic Corp.
  • Withwave Company, Ltd.

Appendix A - RF Coax Connector Fundamentals

  • Background
  • Application Aids
  • Interconnect Performance
  • Frequency Bands
  • Terahertz (Submillimeter Wave) Frequencies
  • Generic Connector Design
  • Characteristic Impedance
  • 50 Ohms is a Compromise
  • What about 75-Ohm Cables?
  • 50-Ohm versus 75-Ohm Connectors
  • Other Impedances
  • PCIe Uses Differential Impedance
  • Maximum Operating Frequency
  • Alloys are Important
  • Electrical vs. Mechanical vs. Materials
  • Testing
  • Military Specification Test Procedures
  • EIA-364 vs. Mil Test Procedures
  • Panel & Equipment Mounted Connectors
  • General
  • Thread-in Connectors
  • Hermetic Sealing
  • Extended One-Piece Rear-Pins vs. Field Replaceable Connectors
  • Concepts
  • Problems
  • Field Replaceable Designs Provide Solutions
  • Typical Accessory Diameter (Connector Rear Interface)
  • Differences in Connector Construction
  • Contact Retention
  • Intermateability
  • Intermateability Example: SMP/GPO Family
  • Specials
  • Variation of Catalog Connectors
  • Switch Connectors

Appendix B - Development of Coax Connectors

  • Why So Many Different Connectors?
  • Connector Terminology
  • Connector Series
  • Semantics
  • Plug and Receptacle
  • Confusion with Non-Coax Connectors
  • Connector Sex
  • Historical Development
  • Technical Foundation
  • First Coaxial Connectors
  • Current Versions of UHF Connectors
  • Early Connectors for Test Equipment
  • Historical Study: Omni Spectra, for OSM and SMA
  • Test Equipment Prompts New Microwave Connectors
  • Precision Types
  • Slotless Coaxial Contacts
  • RF Coax Connector Standardization
  • Appendix C - Connector Grouping by Application
  • End Launch Connectors
  • Transitions from Cable to Boards
  • Horizontal Mount End Launches
  • Vertical Launch Connectors
  • PCB Consideration
  • Blind-Mate Coaxial Connectors
  • Concepts
  • Rack-and-Panel (Module to Module) Blind-Mates
  • Single Line Blind-Mate Connectors
  • OSP/BMA Were First
  • Environmentally Sealed Blind-Mates
  • Board-to-Board Concepts
  • Commercial Standardization
  • Mil-Aero Board-to-Board Blind-Mate
  • MIL Standardized Series
  • VITA Standards
  • Low PIM Connectors
  • Passive Intermodulation
  • Introduction
  • How is PIM Generated?
  • PIM Testing
  • Low PIM Connectors
  • Low PIM Cables
  • Cable Connectors
  • Cable Options affect Connector Selection
  • Cable Termination Problems
  • Multi-Port Connectors
  • Concept
  • Standardization
  • Commercial Multi-Port Connectors
  • Mil-Aero Multi-Port Connectors
  • 5G Multi-Port Applications
  • 5G Standardization
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